Family of abused boy wants GOP ad pulled

[KamaAina]

http://www.kare11.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/23/eric-dean-gop-ad/17776541/

The grandmother of a 4-year-old boy whose death spurred a closer look at Minnesota's child protection services is demanding the removal of a Republican television ad that uses her grandson's case to criticize Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.

Yvonne Dean tells The Associated Press she had no idea the case would be in a political ad. She says the Republican Party of Minnesota never contacted her family or sought permission to use her grandson's photo in the ad that began airing Wednesday.

The party didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Dean says her family is just trying to heal following the death of her grandson, Eric Dean, who was killed by his stepmother last year. He'd been the subject of repeated reports of maltreatment that went unanswered by social services.

[randys1]

1. Cons using dead children to scare Americans? nah, cant be

When all of America has this face when talking about the rightwing, I will then know we are ready to make changes

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Why do county Social Service agencies fail to properly investigate child abuse?

Because of budget shortfalls & overworked staff.

Why do they have budget shortfalls & overworked staff?

Because of Republican state legislative cuts to county funding.

The Republican idea of how to get more work out of a mule is to beat it to death & then chastize it for performance deficits.

[MineralMan]

3. I'm glad this is making the news. It makes the GOP look just like

the assholes they are, and will help Governor Dayton get more votes.